At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world.

We're seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our Financial Engineering team.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for architecting and building foundational backend systems with a focus on performance, scalability, and reliability.

You will drive strategic technical direction for complex, cross-team initiatives and establish and evolve platform best practices, frameworks, and architectural standards within the team.

You will provide deep technical mentorship, guide design decisions, and raise the bar for engineering quality.

Collaborate with product, finance, and engineering leadership to shape the team's technical roadmap.

Drive system improvements by embedding AI into engineering and operational practices.

What we look for in you:

8+ years building and operating large-scale distributed systems in production.

Deep expertise in backend programming (e.g., Go, Python, Java) and cloud-native architecture.

Proven track record designing highly available, high-performance systems.

Ability to anticipate scaling bottlenecks and take proactive measures.

Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives and mentoring engineers.

Ability to distill complex technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions.

Demonstrates the ability to responsibly use generative AI tools and copilots (e.g., LibreChat, Gemini, Glean) in daily workflows, continuously learn as tools evolve, and apply human-in-the-loop practices to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in efficiency, cost, and quality.

Nice to haves:

Experience with financial data, accounting systems, or high-precision transaction processing OR

Experience in the Auth domain.

You’ve worked with Golang, Ruby, Docker, Rails, Postgres, MongoDB or DynamoDB.

You have gone through rapid growth in your company (from startup to mid-size).

Job # : P75025

Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target annual base salary for this position can range as detailed below.

Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility and benefits (including medical, dental, vision and 401(k)).

Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus):

$218,025-$256,500 USD

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